New Zealand Flashcards

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New Zealand - Factors of Wine Production

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  • Climate: Range of climates form warm, humid and maritime on the North Island to cool and continental on the South Island.
  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Suvingnon Blanc, Chardonnay
    • Red: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot
  • Vinification
    • Mordern, clean vinemaking
    • Pionnered the Screwcap
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New Zealand - Regional Wine Law

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  • On par with EU regulations
    • 85% of stated grape variety
    • 85% of stated vintage
    • New Zealand does not yet have official, regulated GI boundaries, though they are forthcoming and will adhere to the 85% rule as above
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New Zealand - North Island - Auckland

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  • Climate: Warm, rainy, humid and maritime
  • Grape Varieties
    • Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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New Zealand - North Island - Wairarapa

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  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Sauvignon Blanc
    • Red: Pinot Noir
  • Important Sub-Region
    • Martinborough
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New Zealand - North Island - Gisborne

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  • Climate: Cool, maritime
  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris
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New Zealand - North Island - Hawke’s Bay

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  • Climate: Moderate maritime (this is the North Island’s driest climate)
  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
    • Red: Bordeaux varieties (Merlot and Cabernet), Syrah
  • Important sub-region
    • Gimblett Gravels
      • A warmer, inland area with a unique gravelly soil type
      • Planted mostly to red Bordeaux varieties and Syrah
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New Zealand - South Island - Marlborough

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  • Climate: Cool, dry and sunny. The Southern Alps create a rain shadow.
  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Sauvignon Blanc (80% planting)
    • Red: Pinot Noir
  • Viticulture
    • Plentiful sunshine hours
    • Long, cool growing season with cool nights allowing grapes to retain acidity
    • Irrigation is widely used
  • Vinification
    • Marlborough produces over half of the entire country’s wine
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New Zealand - South Island - Canterbury

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  • Climate: Cool continental, Long, dry summer
  • Grape Varieties
    • White: Sauvignon Blanc
    • Red: Pinot Noir
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New Zealand - South Island - Central Otago

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  • Climate: Cool continental, low humidity
  • Topography: High altitude, Mt-protected north- facing slope to orient sun exposure
  • Grape Varieties
    • Red: Pinot Noir
  • Viticulture
    • High sun intensity
    • Dry growing season
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New Zealand - What is the primary grape variety of Marlborough?

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  • Sauvignon Blanc
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New Zealand - What is the primary grape variety of Central Otago?

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  • Pinot Noir
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New Zealand - What do the Southern Alps provide?

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  • A rain shadow that protects the vineyard areas of the South Island
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New Zealand - Which of the following is true about the Gimblett Gravels?

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  • All of the above
    • Well-known for red Bordeaux grape varieties
    • Sub-zone of Hawke’s Bay
    • Has a unique gravelly soil type
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New Zealand - Match North Island or South Island for the following New Zealand Wine Regions…

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  • North Island
    • Hawke’s Bay
    • Gisborne
    • Auckland
    • Wairarapa
  • South Island
    • Marlborough
    • Martinborough
    • Central Otago
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